A Nation's Saddness

The loss of Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson this week has caused sadness and the resurgence of many memories. It saddens me to know that both of these deaths may have been prevented. In Ms Fawcett's case we can only wonder if the science to provide relief from cancer were as popular as the science to create painkillers, mind numbing drugs was at least equal could her life had been extended. It now appears that Michael Jackson was addicted to prescribed painkillers. We may never know if a combination of these drugs, administered by care givers, and his own addiction resulted in the early death of the King of Pop. I hope that people pay attention to this tragedy and realize that the abuse of painkillers will ultimately result in them being just "killers". I pray for the families and friends of these two stars, stars that allowed us to enjoy their work, to laugh with them, to sing with them and to even dance with them.